smooth
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To find the city as spellbound by its basketball team, you have to go back to the 1970 and 1973 champions, with the likes of Walt Frazier, Willis Reed and smooth Earl “The Pearl” Monroe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Elmo eventually responded in character, attempting to smooth things over with a pun-filled apology.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
Inventories are the shock absorbers of the energy world: They smooth out the tension between the ups and downs of supply and the usually steady pace of demand.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
“Don’t smooth out the wrinkles,” a voice over the music said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Then every morning Luc would quiz me in person before my shift began, correcting my pronunciation, having me repeat the terms until they rolled off my tongue smooth as marbles.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing smooth
Mellow Out: Synonyms for "Calm"
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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